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Monday, May 20, 2013  The state inspector general says prescription painkiller abuse is rampant in South Carolina, but there's no statewide effort to combat it.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Lynn Schaeffer, 65, and her daughter Wendy Desabro, 39, were arrested Tuesday and charged with Ill Treatment of Animals.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Nearly two dozen people marched around the Darlington County Courthouse Square to speak out against child abuse.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  The Rape Crisis Center sponsored a walk in Myrtle Beach Saturday morning to raise awareness about sexual abuse and the stigma that often stops people from reporting it.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The mother of a 9-year-old girl went to police in February, saying the girl told her Anthony Blunt, 30, rubbed her back while she was laying down and then laid on top of her and had intercourse.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Dorchester County's chief prosecutor says there is no evidence a private school tried to cover up sexual abuse by Louis ReVille.

Monday, March 11, 2013  The Diocese of Charleston has placed a priest on administrative leave after someone made an allegation of sexual misconduct against him.

Saturday, March 09, 2013  In February, a Department of Social Services worker filed a complaint of child neglect with the Myrtle Beach Police Department leading to an arrest of a mother, according to a police report.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Florence police say Denise Dupree, 24, beat her six-year-old son with a cable cord in December.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  North Myrtle Beach police arrested four people in connection with a sexual assault they say happened on January 12 on Waterway Drive.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Millions of Americans deal with an addiction to drugs or alcohol, and the problem isn't going away anytime soon. Thursday night, an addiction specialist from the hit television show "Intervention," spoke to a group at Horry Georgetown Technical College.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, and victim's advocate Linda Snelling is spreading the word about the domestic violence cases she's seen over the years and the one that took her daughter's life.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Antoine Kurry Price, 41, of Lamar that was wanted for Criminal Sexual Conduct 1st Degree out of Darlington County turned himself in Sunday, according to Kimberly Nelson, spokeswoman for Darlington County.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Darlington police need your help to find Antoine Kurry Price, 41, of Lamar for a charge of Criminal Sexual Conduct 1st Degree.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  Joshua Wade Ingram, of Wallace, has been arrested and charged after police say he struck his new bride's arm and slammed her 3-year-old daughter's head into her car seat.